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On the Ground in Congo’s Rebellion

The M23 seizure of Goma marked a defeat not just for Congo, but also for the 20,000 U.N. peacekeeping troops stationed there, the largest deployment in the organization’s history. The U.N.’s helicopters had, just days earlier, fired hundreds of rockets at the rebel group in an attempt to protect the city.